UK and Brazilian schools to partner on collaborative climate education programme
Schools Across the Ocean to be showcased at COP30 alongside Nature Poetry and Climate Cards Schools from the UK and...
Biosciences
Graduate innovation to detect water contamination up for national award
An innovation designed by a University of Exeter graduate to detect contaminated water and save lives has been shortlisted for...
Angling best practices are essential to promote shark survival
Most sharks in UK waters survive catch-and-release fishing when angling best practices are followed, according to a new study. University...
Vice-Chancellor strengthens health and conservation research links in visit to South Africa
A delegation from the University of Exeter has met with the British High Commissioner to South Africa during a visit...
Climate science workshop brings together schoolchildren and world-leading researchers
Pupils at an Exeter school have engaged with some of the world’s most renowned climate scientists at a special day-long...
How cilia choreograph their “Mexican wave”, enabling marine creatures to swim
New research has unravelled the mystery of how microscopic cilia coordinate to move and propel marine creatures through water. Cilia...
Exeter boosts global fight against antifungal resistance with £2.8m funding
As the threat of drug‑resistant fungal infections grows into a serious global health concern, the University of Exeter is taking...
New insights into how ocean algae handle a lack of nitrogen and phosphorus
Scientists at the University of Exeter and the Marine Biological Association (MBA) have discovered how tiny photosynthetic microbes known as...
Protect biodiversity ‘processes’ – not just pandas and polar bears
Conservation should focus on protecting natural “processes” – not just specific species, researchers say. Current policies often focus on flagship...